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shisha

/ ˈʃiːʃə /

noun

  1. another name for hookah

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shisha1

C21: from Persian shishe a bottle
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Example Sentences

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It was a place to gather for coffee, tea and shisha with friends, and was a particular favourite with journalists.

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At Rawda Café in central Damascus, just across the road from Parliament, intellectuals gather around long tables to smoke shisha and discuss culture.

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He set up a small table and chair on the edge of the shell of the building, overlooking the main street, and smoked his shisha.

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He said they met numerous times - in hotels, restaurants and shisha lounges.

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This included heading to Nottingham to promote a shisha lounge and omitting the fact she was with six others on the night in question.

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